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General Contractor in Silver Lake — 32 Services, One Licensed LA Builder

Silver Lake includes the Silver Lake HPOZ with a meaningful inventory of Neutra and Schindler mid-century homes — exterior changes require Historic Preservation Board sign-off; hillside lots are the norm. ZIP 90026 · LADBS Metro branch (downtown).

ZIP
90026
Permit authority
LADBS Metro branch (downtown)
Typical lot
5,500 sqft
LA County tier
15% above LA County median
HPOZ historic overlayHillside ordinance

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Pre-seeded for Silver Lake. Mention your lot, your timeline, and any known constraints — Baily factors the ladbs permit queue and HPOZ review into the scope.

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Every service we scope in Silver Lake

All 32 NP Line Design service lines, priced for the Silver Lake market. Each one opens a Baily chat pre-seeded with Silver Lake-specific overlays, lot assumptions, and permit-queue context.

Whole-home & additions

Whole-home renovation in Silver Lake
$173K–$920K · 16–40 wk
Gut renos, whole-house upgrades, multigenerational reconfigurations.
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Room additions in Silver Lake
$98K–$437K · 12–28 wk
Second stories, primary suite additions, detached office pods.
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New home construction in Silver Lake
$518K–$2.9M · 36–72 wk
From empty lot to keys — permit-aware, coastal-commission ready.
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Custom home design in Silver Lake
$575K–$4.0M · 36–80 wk
Ground-up custom residential — design, permit, build under one roof.
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Preconstruction design-build in Silver Lake
$6K–$58K · 2–8 wk
Budget + schedule + permit pathway validated before you commit.
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Hillside construction in Silver Lake
$230K–$1.0M · 24–50 wk
Slope, geotech, caisson foundations — hillside ordinance expertise.
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Kitchens & bathrooms

Kitchen remodeling in Silver Lake
$52K–$207K · 6–14 wk
AI-scoped kitchens — real LA labor + materials, Title 24 compliant.
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Bathroom remodeling in Silver Lake
$29K–$98K · 4–10 wk
Spa bathrooms, walk-in showers, master suites — scoped in minutes.
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Luxury interior design in Silver Lake
$92K–$575K · 10–30 wk
High-end finishes, custom millwork, signature materials.
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Interior design in Silver Lake
$17K–$207K · 4–20 wk
Cabinetry, countertops, finishes — integrated with the build.
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Interior finishing in Silver Lake
$9K–$86K · 2–10 wk
Drywall, trim, millwork, paint — the final 15% that matters.
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ADUs & garage conversions

ADU construction in Silver Lake
$207K–$518K · 20–36 wk
AI-scoped ADUs — permit-aware for AB 1033, SB 9, and LA by-right rules.
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Garage conversion in Silver Lake
$104K–$253K · 12–24 wk
Detached or attached garage → livable ADU, AB 1033 ready.
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Garage remodeling in Silver Lake
$9K–$52K · 2–6 wk
Storage systems, workshop build-outs, modernization.
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Pool house design in Silver Lake
$52K–$322K · 8–24 wk
Cabanas, guest structures, detached wellness pavilions.
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Disaster & resilience

Wildfire rebuild in Silver Lake
$345K–$1.4M · 24–60 wk
Palisades, Eaton, SB 1103 — we've rebuilt through every fire zone.
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Water damage restoration in Silver Lake
$6K–$98K · 1–12 wk
Flood, leak, mold remediation — insurance-approved.
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Seismic retrofit in Silver Lake
$14K–$75K · 2–8 wk
Soft-story, hillside ordinance, cripple-wall — LA seismic code baked in.
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Roofing in Silver Lake
$17K–$92K · 1–4 wk
Class A fire-rated, cool roof, re-roof, new construction.
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Exteriors, pools & landscape

Exterior design in Silver Lake
$21K–$138K · 3–12 wk
Siding, cladding, facades, curb-appeal reworks.
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Pool & spa construction in Silver Lake
$75K–$288K · 10–24 wk
Pools, spas, water features — permit + safety compliant.
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Patio covers & pergolas in Silver Lake
$7K–$52K · 2–6 wk
Shade structures, outdoor rooms, pergola + cover combos.
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Landscape design in Silver Lake
$17K–$207K · 4–16 wk
Defensible space, irrigation, drought-tolerant, full yards.
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Concrete & outdoor living in Silver Lake
$9K–$138K · 2–10 wk
Patios, driveways, hardscape, outdoor kitchens.
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Finishes, systems & specialty

Flooring in Silver Lake
$6K–$75K · 1–4 wk
Hardwood, tile, vinyl, terrazzo — installed on our job sites daily.
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Epoxy flooring in Silver Lake
$3K–$21K · 1–2 wk
Garage floors, industrial spaces, showroom-grade coatings.
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Painting in Silver Lake
$3K–$40K · 1–3 wk
Interior, exterior, specialty coatings, eco-paint.
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Window & door replacement in Silver Lake
$9K–$98K · 1–4 wk
Title 24 compliant, fire-zone rated, energy rebate-eligible.
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Green building in Silver Lake
$9K–$138K · 1–8 wk
Title 24, heat pumps, EV chargers, solar, net-zero upgrades.
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Architectural design in Silver Lake
$9K–$138K · 4–20 wk
Design-build integrated — CAD, elevations, permit sets in-house.
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General construction in Silver Lake
$12K–$2.3M · 1–80 wk
Hub for all 32 services — one licensed GC across the full project.
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Commercial construction in Silver Lake
$115K–$2.3M · 12–50 wk
Retail, office, TI, mixed-use — permit-aware LADBS + LACity.
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Permit authority in Silver Lake

Residential permits in Silver Lake route through the LADBS Metro branch (downtown). Plan-check typically runs 4–10 weeks for an addition and 8–14 weeks for a new build, with soft-story, hillside-grading and Title 24 sub-permits pulled alongside the master building permit.

Regulatory overlays that apply here

HPOZ review — Silver Lake sits inside or adjacent to a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. Every exterior alteration (windows, roof, siding, front-door replacement, setback changes) requires a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) from the LA Historic Preservation Board. Factor 4–8 extra weeks and rework-risk on any facade-facing scope.
Hillside ordinance — sloped lots in Silver Lake trigger LA Municipal Code §12.21 C.10 (hillside ordinance) or the equivalent local ordinance: geotechnical review, haul-route permitting for soil export, ASCE 7 seismic design category re-analysis, and setback scaling by natural slope. For many additions this is the single biggest schedule driver.
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He wasn’t the first to see them. Edmond Halley saw them in 1715 and barely noticed. Baily’s contribution was clarity — describing exactly what was happening, in plain language, so vividly that the whole field of astronomy paid attention. The phenomenon is still called Baily’s beads.

That’s what we wanted our AI to do. Every inbound call and text has signal in it — a homeowner’s real question, a timeline, a budget, a hesitation that means “yes but.” Baily listens to every one, 24/7, and finds the beads of light.

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Nearest neighborhoods

Adjacent LA markets we work in. Same licensed team, different overlay mix.

Echo Park
ZIP 90026
5,000 sqft typical · 15% above LA County median
Los Feliz
ZIP 90027
6,500 sqft typical · 15% above LA County median
Elysian Park
ZIP 90026
5,500 sqft typical · 2% above LA County median
Chinatown
ZIP 90012
3,500 sqft typical · 2% above LA County median
Atwater Village
ZIP 90039
5,000 sqft typical · 10% above LA County median

Related resources

Guides, cost tables, and decisions to make before you call.

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HPOZ rules
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